Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Oh, we had a lot of fun with this one. Making something so creepy...yet pretty! I was heading out to the store the other day and my kids asked me what I needed to get. "I need to pick up some eyeballs." What? I have seen tons of eyeball decor in the stores. At Target you can get bags of eyeballs and even eyeball lights.

The Target eyeball were a little small for our wreath, so Nicole and I thought of another idea.

Ping pong balls! We found several packages at the Dollar Store.

They are just the right size for a wreath, although the eyeball lights would be fun too. A couple of years ago, the little boy next door told me that I have "green eyes"...like a witch. What does that mean......huh? :) He also told me that my red gardening clogs look like the ruby red shoes the witch wears in The Wizard of Oz. Maybe he's been watching too much T.V.? I sure hope so. Anyway, we painted our eyeballs with green paint and glitter...like witch's eyes.

I picked up this spring wreath from Walmart for 7.00 dollars and gave it a couple coats of black spray paint. So easy!

We picked up three yards of netting and wired it on the back. We then fluffed and pulled until it gave the wreath some body.

Here's the fur yarn we use on many of our Halloween decorations. We wrapped the wreath with yarn to add some cobwebs for the glittery spiders. We also tucked some white tulle circles in between the flowers.

What fun...it's a little creepy for my Halloween taste- but making those eyeballs was oh so fun!

I have a black door, so I might add some lights so I can make sure to give the trick or treaters a scare......﻿

I love it. It's spooky but not gross. I have a black rose wreath that I usually put up for Halloween. I think I'll add a few embellishments this year. The netting makes it seem so much fuller and I love the eyeballs and spiders.